HLA-A and arthritic joint disease: This study investigated HLA-A alleles in BD patients and analyzed genetic susceptibilities to clinical manifestations of BD and found that HLA-A*02:07, A*26:01, and A*30:04 may be BD susceptibility alleles in the Korean population and are associated with skin lesions and arthritis, with ocular lesions, and with vascular lesions, genital ulcers, and positive pathergy test, respectively.